Arabic vocabulary: weather and nature
Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in Arabic.
Here are 100 Arabic words on “Weather and landscapes”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 33 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| ارتفاع | altitude |
| شاطئ | beach |
| كهف | cave |
| سحابة | cloud |
| ساحل | coast |
| صحراء | desert |
| حقل | field |
| غابة | forest |
| تل | hill |
| أفق | horizon |
| جزيرة | island |
| بحيرة | lake |
| نهر | large riverFlows into the sea |
| معتدل | mild |
| جبل | mountain |
| شمال | north |
| مسلك | path |
| سهل | plain |
| نهر | riverFlows into another river |
| رمل | sand |
| ظل | shade |
| ضفة | shoreEdge of a river or lake |
| سماء | sky |
| ثلج | snowNoun, the flakes themselves |
| جنوب | south |
| نبع | spring |
| عاصفة | storm |
| شمس | sun |
| موجة | waveRising and falling movement of the water surface |
| طقس | weather |
| غرب | west |
| ريح | wind |
| غابة صغيرة | wood |
Level 2: medium 43 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| مناخ جاف | arid climate |
| خليج صغير | bay |
| أخدود | canyon |
| جرف | cliff |
| غائم | cloudy |
| تيار هوائي | draught |
| جفاف | drought |
| موسم الجفاف | dry season |
| ثوران | eruption |
| فيضان | flood |
| قارس | freezing |
| نهر جليدي | glacier |
| مضيق جبلي | gorge |
| سفح | hillside |
| رطوبة | humidity |
| إعصار | hurricane |
| بحيرة شاطئية | lagoon |
| صاعقة | lightning strike |
| مستنقع | marsh |
| مرج | meadow |
| ممر جبلي | mountain pass |
| بركة | pond |
| ضغط جوي | pressure |
| قوس قزح | rainbow |
| ممطر | rainy |
| واد ضيق | ravine |
| شعاب | reef |
| منحدر | slope |
| ندفة ثلج | snowflake |
| مضيق | strait |
| مشمس | sunny |
| سبخة | swamp |
| مناخ معتدل | temperate climate |
| تضاريس | terrain |
| عاصفة رعدية | thunderstorm |
| مد وجزر | tide |
| مال إلى البرودة | to cool down |
| أمطر | to rain |
| سطع | to shine |
| دفئ | to warm up |
| إعصار قمعي | tornado |
| شلال | waterfall |
| نشرة جوية | weather forecast |
Level 3: hard 24 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| مرتفع جوي | anticyclone |
| انهيار ثلجي | avalanche |
| جليد الطرقات | black ice |
| برودة منعشة | coolness |
| إعصار مداري | cyclone |
| كثيب رملي | dune |
| جليد رقيق | frost coating |
| فسحة في الغابة | glade |
| جليد بحري | ice floe |
| جبل جليدي | iceberg |
| منخفض جوي | low pressure area |
| اعتدال | mildness |
| ضباب خفيف | mist |
| رياح موسمية | monsoon |
| ضفة | riverbankSlope along the side of a river |
| كومة ثلج | snowdrift |
| سهوب | steppe |
| زخة مفاجئة | sudden shower |
| صفا | to brighten up |
| تساقط البرد | to hail |
| انهمر المطر | to pour down |
| تندرا | tundra |
| نقطة مشاهدة | viewpoint |
| عاصف | windy |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Arabic words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 50 at the easy level, 66 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
- How can I remember this Arabic vocabulary?
- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
- Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Arabic vocabulary on iPhone.
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